Robin Groose
	Associate Professor of Agroecology and Plant Breeding Phone: (307) 766-3151 groose@uwyo.edu Office: Room 4007

Education

• 1985 - Ph.D. Plant Breeding and Plant Genetics, University Wisconsin-Madison
• 1985 to 1987 - USDA Postdoctoral in Biotechnology at Iowa State University
• 1983 - M.S. Plant Breeding and Plant Genetics, University Wisconsin-Madison
• 1978 - B.S. Molecular Biology, University Wisconsin-Madison

Experience

• 1987 to 1993 - Assistant Professor of Crop Science, Department of Plant, Soil and Insect Sciences, University of Wyoming
• 1986 to 1987 - Research Geneticist - Plants, USDA-ARS (USDA Postdoctoral in Biotechnology), USDA Cereal and Soybean Improvement Research Unit, Central Plains Area (Ames, Iowa)
• 1985 to 1986 - Postdoctoral Research Associate, Departments of Agronomy and Genetics, Iowa State University
• 1981 to 1985 - Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Agronomy, University of Wisconsin
• 1979 to 1981 - Research Specialist, Department of Agronomy, University of Wisconsin

Academic Expertise

Plant Genetics and Australian Medics

Research

• Current: Annual legumes for sustainable dryland farming. The objective is to incorporate annual medics (legumes) for grazing or green manure into the winter wheat - summer fallow cropping system.
• Breeding legumes for sustainable agriculture. Integration of biotechnology with classical plant breeding and quantitative genetics.

Plant Breeding

• "w4-m w4-m Soybean Genetic Stock." Developed by Wyoming Agricultural Experiment Station (WAES), Asgrow Seed Company, USDA Agricultural Research Service. Crop Science Society of America (CSSA) Reg. no. GS-2, certified April 1990; National Plant Germplasm System (NPGS) entry PI 540533.
• "WY-RF1 and WY-RF2 Alfalfa Germplasms." Developed by WAES. WAES Notice of Release November 1992; CSSA Reg. no. GP-263&264 (NPGS entries PI 564263 and PI 564262.

Teaching

• Agronomic and Horticultural Plant Biology (AECL 2020)
• Plant Genetics (CROP 4510/5110) Plant Breeding (CROP 4520), Agroecology Seminar

Significant Publications

• Groose RW, Kojis WP, Bingham ET. 1988. Combining ability differences between isogenic diploid and tetraploid alfalfa. Crop Sci 28:7-10.
• Groose RW, Talbert LE, Kojis WP, Bingham ET. 1989. Progressive heterosis in autotetraploid alfalfa: Studies using two types of inbreds. Crop Sci 29:1173-1177.
• Groose RW, Weigelt HD, Palmer RG. 1988. Somatic analysis of an unstable mutation for anthocyanin pigmentation in soybean. J Hered 79:263-267 [and cover 79(4) issue].
• Groose RW, Palmer RG. 1991. Gene action governing anthocyanin pigmentation in soybean. J Hered 82:498-501.
• Palmer RG, Groose RW. 1993. A new allele at the w4 locus derived from the w4-m mutable allele in soybean. J Hered 84:84:297-300.
• Groose RW, Li YG. 1993. Registration of diploid alfalfa (Medicago falcata) germplasms for biotechnology research and development. Crop Sci 33:1116.
• Bingham ET, Groose RW, Woodfield DR, Kidwell KK. 1994. Complementary gene interactions in alfalfa are greater in autotetraploids than diploids. Crop Sci 34:823-829.
• Krall J, Groose RW, Sobels J. 1996. Winter survival of Austrian winter pea and annual medic on the Western High Plains. p.237-240 In Janick J (ed) Progress in new crops. ASHS Press, Alexandria VA.
• Groose RW, Walsh MJ, Claypool DA, Delaney RH, Krall JM. 1997. The Wyoming annual medic breeding program: Improving water use efficiency and water quality in the winter wheat agroecosystem. p.222-225 In Goertler C (ed) Wyoming Water 1997. Wyoming Water Resources Center, Laramie WY.
• Groose, RW, Dunbier MW, Demarly Y. 2000. Maximizing heterozygosity and progressive heterosis in alfalfa. In E.T. Bingham and T.H. Busbice (ed.) The alfalfa genome. NAAIC, Beltsville MD (in press).
• Kimbeng, CA, Groose RW. 2000. The alfalfa genome bears a heavy genetic load. In E.T. Bingham and T.H. Busbice (ed.) The alfalfa genome. NAAIC, Beltsville MD (in press)